Ian Watson

Ian Watson is a Senior Counsel, Labour & Employment at Arrive, a position they have held since 2025. Previously, Ian worked as a Senior Legal Counsel for EMEA Employment & Labour at Kimberly-Clark from 2021 to 2024 and served as Associate General Counsel in Employment at Shopify from 2024 to 2025. Ian's extensive legal experience includes roles such as Senior Corporate Counsel - Employment at Amazon UK (2015 - 2021) and EMEA Employment & Litigation Lawyer at TIBCO Software Limited (2013 - 2015). Ian began their career as a Senior Associate at CMS Cameron McKenna from 2002 to 2013 and briefly worked as a secondee in the Legal Department at ACE European Group in 2008-2009. Ian earned a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) with 2:1 Honours from the University of Bristol and completed the Legal Practice Course with Distinction at Nottingham Law School.